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TODAY’S IDEA: Waiting for the other shoe NOT to drop
Sometimes it seems unavoidable. An undesirable thing or event is about to happen. It’s inevitable, we’re waiting for the other shoe to drop.* But does it have to drop?
Enter Tama Kieves, author and success coach, with her gift of making us see things in a different light, especially in her book A Year Without Fear: 5-Minute Mind-Set Shifts. This is what she says:
“What if the ‘other shoe’ doesn’t have to drop? Instead, what if the other one rose? What if the first shoe sent down a rope for the other? What if when things went well, you were creating a baseline from which to soar higher? What if things never went backward? What if when you ‘lost’ something, it was always an invitation to expand your love, expression, or sense of identity? Your life moves in one direction always. It’s always giving you the chance to grow. What if things could get better than your best experience ever?”
ACTION
TODAY: Is there a part of your life where you are waiting for the other shoe to drop? What if it didn’t? What options are there to move you upward and onward? Brainwrite some ideas for other preferred outcomes: you’ll see that there are always different options. And with a bit of creativity, they can turn out to better than we could have ever imagined!
FUTURE: Know that you always have the choice to change your mind, see things differently, and look for alternatives. Same as above, when it seems that something is inevitable, take the time to brainwrite some ideas for other preferred outcomes. This creates a shift in mindset and will enable you to seek more favorable options. Then find the resources (ask your network) for the best possible outcome to happen.
Know someone who’s waiting for the other shoe to drop and who could welcome other options? Do them a favor and please share this post with them via email, Facebook or Twitter, thank you!
*For our international Gurupies**: “waiting for the other shoe to drop” is an expression in the U.S. that means, “to await a seemingly inevitable event, especially one that is not desirable.” The phrase originated “in New York City, and other large cities, during the [housing] boom of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Apartments were built, similar in design, with the bedrooms located directly above and underneath one another. Thus, it was normal to hear a neighbor removing their shoes in the apartment above. As one shoe made a sound hitting the floor, the expectation for the other shoe to make a similar disturbance was created.” (Source: Wiktionary)
** Gurupie = blend of guru and groupie = how I fondly refer to the EntreGurus’ community, because we all follow the ideas of the gurus.